Means for controlling automobile-lamps



-D. K. STUMP.

MEANS FOR CONTROLLING AUTOMOBILE LAMPS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY a,1919..

1,334, 1 87, Patented Mar. 16, 1920.

Q6/0770 /f six/227,0.

DELANO K. STUMP, OF CIRCLEVILLE, OHIO.

MEANS FOR CONTROLLING AUTOMOBILE-LAMPS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 16, 1920.

Application filed July 3, 1919. Serial No. 308,427.

To all micro may concern:

lie it known that I, DIJLANO K. STUMr, a citinen of the United States, residing at illircleville, in the county of Iickaway and St to of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Means for Controlling illimmobile-Lamps, of which the following is a s iecification.

Tihis invention relates to means for con trolling; the lamps of automobiles, and the object to provide a spot light mounted for rotation on a vertical support and controlled by a rack bar, said bar being in turn controlled by arotatable member including a gear wheel meshing with a series of teeth on the rack bar independent of the teeth controlling a gear wheel carried by the vertical support of the lamp.

A further object is to provide mounting means for the controlling device above specified and including a franiie within which the rack bar is movable longitudinally, and a clamping member for mounting the frame in the required position and. securing the latter to the wind shield of a car, the securin device being also adapted. for connecting the more to the front portion of the frame of a closed car.

With th foregoing and other objects in. view, the 111 vention consists in the novel conf-iol'ljlCtiOll, combination, and arrangement of elements hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings,

Figure l is a View of the lamp controlling device in elevation, as applied to a windshield.

Fig. 2 is section Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4: a detail in top plan, the supportinp; bra cket being applied to the frame of a closed car, instead of a windshield.

1. spot light designated is supplied with current by means of wires 12 c0ntrolled from a push button. or other form of switch 13. The casing of the lamp mounted on a. vertical member carrying a gear wheel 1% meshing with a series of teeth. 1.5 on a rack bar 16.

a view in top plan and horizontal 'ear, the latter being shown at 28.

The rack bar is movable longitudinally within a frame 17 constituting a supporting device. The outer end. of the rack bar is pro vided with a series of teeth 18 engaged by a gear wheel. 19 carried on a stem 20 the latter being provided with a hand wheel 21., for operating the rack bar and controlling the position of a spot light in order to throw the rays in any direction desired.

In order to provide for mounting the frame 17 I provide a clamping member 22 including a flattened portion 23 a curved portion 24: and a fiat portion :25 extending at an angle with the portion 23. In mounting the device on an open car the curved portion 24 is passed around the side member of wind shield and the clamp is secured by means of a bolt 26. When desired to use the device on a closed car the position of the clamp shifted and the flat end 25 extending at right angles with the member 523 secured to the frame 17 of the con trolling device, the portion 23 being clamped to the front portion of the fran'le of the The bolts 29 hold. the clamp in position on the element 28.

It should be added that the vertical ll]Ul!1 her supporting the lamp casing is mounted in frame members 30 carried by the frame 17.

What is claimed i.

In. a device of the class described. a frame. means mounted therein for controlling a lamp and throwing; the rays in various directions, and means for securing; the frame to a stationary element'of a vehicle, said means last named comprising an element having two straight portions at an. angle with each other and a curved portion located intermediate of the straight portions, said curved portion. and one of the straight portions each beingadapted to engage a stationary element of a vehicle, one of said portions being engaged at a given time.

In testimony whereof I affix lll'y signature.

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